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21) Breakneck
Author
Series
Kitt Lundgrean thrillers volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2009, c2008
Language
English
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Black women experience domestic violence and abuse at a disproportionately high rate. Grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this first-of-its-kind book addresses the unique struggles faced by Black women who have experienced domestic violence, and empowers them to understand and heal their trauma, leave harmful situations, and regain a sense of safety and freedom"--
"Your journey to healing and wholeness after domestic violence begins...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
A notorious mobster is brought into an under-manned police precinct on its last day of operation. Remaining cops and prisoners must fight for their lives against a group of rogue cops intent on taking down the mobster before he testifies against them.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Jo Langford offers a complete guide to sexual and social development, safety, and health for LGBTQ youth and those who love and support them. Written from a practical perspective, the author explores the realities of teen sexuality, particularly that of trans teens, and provides guidance and understanding for parents and kids alike.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2012, c2011
Language
English
Description
"When young, pretty Catherine Bailey meets Lee Brightman, she can't believe her luck. Gorgeous, charismatic, and a bit mysterious, Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. But what begins as flattering attention and spontaneous, passionate sex transforms into raging jealousy, and Catherine soon discovers that Lee's dazzling blue eyes and blond good looks hide a dark, violent nature. ... Increasingly isolated and driven into the darkest corner of her...
Author
Publisher
Lumen
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Español
Description
"El ABC del género es, como su subtítulo menciona, un manual con nociones mínimas para que podamos reflexionar, reconstruir el discurso y, de ser necesario, replantear nuestra mirada. Este libro busca abrir conversación sin polarizarla, propiciar el diálogo y la escucha sobre temas que parecen imposibles de debatir sin conflicto, pero de los cuales es apremiante hablar y generar espacios de encuentro para la toma de decisiones a nivel personal,...
Publisher
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Examines the vast array of art produced by African Americans in response to the continuing impact of anti-Black violence and how it is used to protest, process, mourn and memorialize those events.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Mona Chollet's In Defense of Witches is a "brilliant, well-documented" celebration (Le Monde) by an acclaimed French feminist of the witch as a symbol of female rebellion and independence in the face of misogyny and persecution. Centuries after the infamous witch hunts that swept through Europe and America, witches continue to hold a unique fascination for many: as fairy tale villains, practitioners of pagan religion, as well as feminist icons. Witches...
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Torture is an open secret in Chicago. Nobody in power wants to acknowledge this grim reality, but everyone knows it happens - and that the torturers are the police. Three to five new claims are submitted to the Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission of Illinois each week. Four hundred cases are currently pending investigation. Between 1972 and 1991, at least 125 black suspects were tortured by Chicago police officers working under former Police Commander...
31) Monsters and men
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The aftermath of a black man being killing by a police officer. The story is told through the eyes of the bystander who filmed the act. A high school baseball phenomenon and an African-American police officer were inspired to take a stand.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A deadly fire exposes the dark side of Amish life in this harrowing new thriller in the New York Times bestselling series. When a historic barn burns to the ground in the middle of the night, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called in to investigate. At first, it looks like an accident, but when the body of eighteen-year-old Daniel Gingerich is found inside--burned alive--Kate suspects murder. Who would want a well-liked, hardworking young Amish...
33) Escaping ISIS
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The gripping, first-hand accounts of women who escaped the brutal reign of ISIS.
34) Simple
Author
Series
Richard Christie mysteries volume 6
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
When beautiful and talented Pittsburgh law student Cassie Price is found murdered, the authorities initially investigate a local handyman before suspicion falls on the victim's ambitious boss, a golden boy gubernatorial candidate.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"When the two strangers turn up at Rowena Cooper's isolated Colorado farmhouse, she knows instantly that it's the end of everything. For the two haunted and driven men, on the other hand, it's just another stop on a long and bloody journey. And they still have many miles to go, and victims to sacrifice, before their work is done. For San Francisco homicide detective Valerie Hart, their trail of victims--women abducted, tortured and left with a seemingly...
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"America, Goddam explores the combined force of anti-Blackness, misogyny, patriarchy, and capitalism in the lives of Black women and girls in the United States today. Through personal accounts and hard-hitting analysis, Black feminist historian Treva B. Lindsey starkly assesses the forms and legacies of violence against Black women and girls, as well as their demands for justice for themselves and their communities. America Goddam powerfully demonstrates...
38) Anesthesia
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Multiple lives cross paths when a Columbia University professor is mugged.
40) Hurt you
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"With echoes of Marieke Nijkamp and Jason Reynolds, acclaimed author Marie Myung-Ok Lee’s stunning YA homage to Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men tells the tragic story of a Korean American teen who fights to protect herself and her neurodivergent older brother from a hostile community. Moving beyond the quasi-fraternal bond of the unforgettable George and Lenny from Of Mice and Men, Hurt You explores the actual sibling bond of Georgia and Leonardo...
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